Background: Pregnant mother are at high risk of iron and folic acid deficiency due to their increased requirements. Iron and folic acid supplementation is the most widely employed strategy to alleviate iron deficiency ...

Introduction: Anemia is common medical problem in pregnancy in which the number of red blood cells or their oxygen carrying capacity is insufficient to meet physiologic needs. Though anemia in light of its magnitude ...

small bowel obstructions account for 15% of hospital admissions for acute abdominal complaints and up to 30% of these patients will require operative intervention. Postoperative adhesions are the etiology of 75% of mechanical ...

Unsafe abortion is the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide despite being preventable. Provision of safe abortion care is greatly affected by providers‟ attitudes towards safe abortion. Factors like training ...

Background. “Induction of labor is not risk free, despite its importance for ending risky pregnancy compare to spontaneous onset of labor it has potential harms and it increases the rate of different maternal and ...

Background:-Colostrum contains antibodies that prevent neonatal morbidity. However, many Ethiopian mothers thought colostrum as a cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. The source of misconception about colostrum, ...

Background: Near-miss neonatal morbidity is defined as complications of neonates so severe as to be imminently life-threatening (i.e. the babies nearly died) but survived due to by chance or treatment. The number of ...

Background: Puerperal sepsis is a major public health concern as it contributes high number of maternal mortality. It is characterized commonly with fever and other symptoms like pelvic pain, foul smelling vaginal ...

Background: Despite the improvement in availability and utilization of long acting reversible contraception, discontinuation is becoming a public health concern. Significant proportion of women discontinue the service ...

Introduction: Essential newborn care is a care that every newborn baby needs regardless of where it is born or its size. It should be applied immediately after birth and continued at least for the first seven days. ...